Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1225 Even Waste Is Valuable
Fei Qian did not enter the city, but set up camp outside Linjin City.

Those houses that were still in good condition in the city were all moved out to accommodate the wounded, and Fei Qian, as the commander, went to settle outside the city after inspecting and calming him down.

In total, Linjin City has been besieged for nearly ten days, and during these ten days, the bloody and decaying smell of the corpses of the wounded, coupled with the fact that there is no perfect sewer system in the city, and the god of death hovering around at any time, The smell full of death lingered in the city until Fei Qian completely defeated Yang Jun, lifted the threat, opened the city gate, and resumed normal life. These breaths full of death and decay, It seems that they are gradually going away reluctantly.

It's like dozens of mice died in the ventilation pipe at the same time, and the smell of death and decay is always lingering in the house. Even if the windows are opened, it still makes no one feel comfortable, and it's the same for Yang Jun .

A moment ago, it seemed that Linjin City could be killed, but in a blink of an eye, he became a prisoner. Such a change of status is a huge gap and a helpless choice.

When there was no hope of victory and no opportunity to escape, Yang Jun finally chose to surrender and gave up resistance after seeing his infantry formation fall apart.

The defeat is certain, and it is only a matter of time to continue to resist, not to mention that when Zhao Yun and Gan Feng directly pierced Yang Jun's pawn formation like sharp knives, the sharp sickle blade of the god of death seemed to be placed on Yang Jun. Between his neck, the icy breath almost made him unable to think, let alone how much courage he could muster to resist.

As for escaping, infantry want to outrun cavalry in a relatively flat area like Linjin City?

In the end, Yang Jun could only gamble.

Bet Fei Qian not to kill.

But when the right to choose was handed over to Fei Qian, Fei Qian was also a little embarrassed.

Yang Jun was able to come here, either through Tongguan or Pujin Ferry, but no matter which route he took, it was not good news for Fei Qian.

Of course, if it was just to attack the enemy, killing Yang Jun and all of Yang's soldiers would be the simplest and most direct choice.

Anyway, on the battlefield, kindness to the opponent is cruelty to oneself. From this point of view, there is no problem, just kill it, just like after the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao killed 70,000 people of Yuan Jun, and it may not be All are soldiers on the battlefield...

On top of this question, Fei Qian suddenly understood why Cao Cao chose to kill in the first place.Because at that moment in history, Cao Cao had no other better choice than killing.

Yuan Shao's soldiers, no matter they are soldiers or civilians, are naturally from Jizhou, Hebei. Even if Cao Cao forcibly recruited them, they are still not allowed to surrender to the enemy under the call of a local accent. The disastrous defeat, Jizhou Youzhou is still under its control. Although Cao Cao won the victory, he also has no economic strength to attack, and he doesn't even have any surplus to provide some food and grass to support these surrendered soldiers. There is a way to go.

But now...

Is Fei Qian himself in the same situation as Cao Cao in Guandu?
Fei Qian stood on the soil slope, and when he was thinking, he saw Xu Shu walking slowly, accompanied by several guards.

After a simple wash and refreshment, Xu Shu still failed to fully recover from the days of fierce battles. Although he seemed to be in good spirits, he had a thin face, a face that lacked blood, and the kind of exhaustion in his bones. , Fei Qian couldn't help but worry that Xu Shu would have some post-war syndrome...

Fortunately, at least from Fei Qian's point of view, although Xu Shu was tired, his back was still straight.

By the way, do those guys in history have any post-war syndrome?Zhuge burned dead vine armor soldiers, and he needed to temporarily heal himself with human head steamed buns. So Zhou Yu ordered to burn [-] Cao Cao's army, and then died of old wounds. Is there any connection between this?

Fei Qian's thoughts were unusually active, and even he clearly realized that such jumpy and somewhat chaotic thoughts seemed to be a side effect after the war.After the stimulating effect of adrenaline subsided, the hands and feet began to sweat and feel cold. Although it was not night yet, the night wind blew, and I still felt a little cold in the armpits and back. Some.

"I've seen you." Xu Shu arched his hands and said in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Yuan Zhi is very fortunate." Fei Qian returned a half-respect to Xu Shu, and then said straight to the point, "Call Yuan Zhi to come over, one needs to count the damage, and the other..." Fei Qian looked at the guard Yang Turn in the direction where Jun Jun is located.

Xu Shu nodded, and said after a moment of silence: "The battle against Jin has been going on for days, and the city is already riddled with holes. More than [-] soldiers were killed or injured. It can be said that the casualties were heavy. Even the people in the city suffered countless losses..."

Xu Shu's voice was deep and low, although he didn't say any tragic adjectives, but a sense of sadness lingered in the short sentence, just like Linjin City in front of him, the dilapidated part makes people can't bear to look directly at it.

The sun had already set low to the west of Luoshui, casting long and short shadows on the mountains below Linjin City.

Hundreds of cavalry, with bloodstains on their armor, are being divided into several teams. On the one hand, they are patrolling to maintain order, and on the other hand, they are also supervising the group of Hong peasants brought by Yang Jun who just surrendered. They are cleaning the battlefield and restraining themselves. dead body.

The corpses of the Huns and refugees in the trenches must be cleaned up, and then transported to the lower reaches of the Luoshui River for unified incineration, while those who belong to the sequence of soldiers who conquered the west must have their nameplates removed. In the mountains, they are buried together.

Fighting side by side in life, and sleeping in the same hole after death, I hope these soldiers will not be alone on the road to the underworld...

The scouts outside had come back to report, and Hu Chuquan saw that the situation was not good, so he no longer lingered, or waited and looked hesitantly, even the Fierce stealth cavalry showed some tired gestures, and did not see what was imagined in the rear. The rest of the reinforcements, Hu Chuquan and the Southern Huns soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit, didn't even have the desire to look back, they went straight to the north, and they didn't seem to have any thoughts about Linjin City for the time being.

"The city wall is damaged, but it can be repaired later," Xu Shu said slowly, "It's just that there will be no good farms and crops in the surrounding area this autumn..."

Fei Qian was silent.

But this time, Linjin City did suffer huge damage, not only the people of Zuo Fengyi outside the original city, but also those people who were driven away by Huchuquan Yang Jun and others, or brought with them. Like a ghost, it seems that any time the night wind is stronger, the candle of life will be blown out, and the eyes are empty.

When the soldiers brought by Fei Qian took out the small amount of stored food, started to light a bonfire by the Luoshui River, found some good and bad pots and started to cook some food, the expressions of these wandering people gradually faded. His activities became more general, and he turned his attention to the pots and kettles that were cooking food on the flames from time to time.

During fierce battles, people often forget everything, even forget to think, and just fight with the instinct like a beast, and don't remember until the battle is over, people still need food and grass.

Originally, the defenders in Linjin City were also sitting by the bonfire, sitting with Feiqian's reinforcements, but no matter who they were, they seemed to have lost the strength to speak now, and just sat silently, using the heat of the flames to To dissolve the ice in the heart.Others fell asleep without even eating a few mouthfuls. If there were not comrades watching over them, they might have fallen headfirst into the bonfire.

This battle, Linjin City, whether it is the guards or the people, is too tragic.

"I'm thinking about whether to kill all these soldiers of the Yang family..." Fei Qian stared at the Hongnong soldiers who were tied up in one place in the distance and said slowly to Xu Shu, " If it is a civilian husband, Zuo Fengyi also has deserted acres, and he can leave some to enrich the fields, and these soldiers of the Yang family..."

Of course, some of these soldiers of the Yang family may have been recruited by Yang Biao and others, and they are not completely inseparable from Yang Biao and the Yang family. , those are related households.

Maybe it can only be like Cao Cao did in history?
Anyway, it is impossible to stay, because if it is Hongnong Yang's private soldiers, it means that these soldiers must have family members in Hongnong, and it is impossible to assist Fei Qian wholeheartedly. It is also very possible to create a scene of mutiny in front of the battle.

If you can't take it easy, it's useless to keep it. Sending it back as it is will undoubtedly encourage the power of the Hongnong Yang family. So what else can I do besides killing it?
The slightly haggard Xu Shu also turned his head and glanced at the dilapidated Linjin City. Even though Xu Shu was strong-minded, he couldn't help but feel a little lost. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then looked away. Put it on those captives, then pondered for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if you don't kill, you can..."

Fei Qian turned his head, showing an appearance of listening.

Xu Shu said slowly: "Your Majesty, since the soldiers of the Yang family have come here, most of Tongguan has been lost... If this is the reason, let the Yang family replace them with the pass..."

"Substitute Guan?" Fei Qian frowned and repeated.

Xu Shu nodded.

Fei Qian thought about it for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xu Shu's suggestion was a stroke of genius, so wonderful!

To Fei Qian, these soldiers of the Yang family are like waste. Before the Yang family falls completely, they will not be of any use at all. , not as easy to use as the slaves of the Hu people, so if it can be exchanged for Tongguan, it can be regarded as a kind of waste utilization.

Furthermore, killing prisoners is ominous.

This is not a pure superstition, but once the prisoners are killed, if one of your generals loses accidentally, then it is very likely that they will be retaliated by the enemy, and beheading is irreversible on the spot. Killing prisoners also means that in future battles, the probability of the enemy fighting to the death has been increased.

Anyway, surrender is death, why not pull a back?Therefore, killing captives who surrendered is basically a double-edged sword. While cutting others, it will also hurt themselves.

At the same time, this is also a strategy to attack the heart. Fei Qian can even guess Yang Biao's embarrassment and embarrassment after receiving the news...

Even taking a step back, Yang Biao was determined not to make an exchange. When the news spread, would it be difficult for these prisoners of war and the soldiers and generals under Hongnong Yang's command to have no idea?

"Good!" Fei Qian decided immediately, and raised his voice, "Come here! Bring Yang Jun and Yang Jicai!"

The armor that Yang Jun was originally wearing was taken away by the soldiers who conquered the west as spoils of war. Even the brocade robe that was originally worn under the armor was also missing. Shivering in the evening wind, the original suave appearance is gone, almost like a refugee, the shallow middle coat can no longer see much of the whiteness before, but is stained with yellow mud and black blood, and the hair is messy , embarrassed.

"Oh, how can you treat Brother Ji Cai like this! Why don't you take a certain robe and change it for Brother Ji Cai!" Seeing Yang Jun's appearance, Fei Qian hurriedly ordered, his tone like a friend he hadn't seen for many years cordial.

"..." Yang Jun glanced at Fei Qian, bowed his head and cupped his hands in thanks, "...Thank you, General Zhengxi..." Although Yang Jun also knew that Fei Qian's appearance was pretending, at least he said that Fei Qian was not He didn't have the intention of killing himself, otherwise he wouldn't have to follow this regulation, and he felt a little more at ease.

But what Fei Qian, who was smiling next, stunned Yang Jun by what he said.

"...What?!" Yang Jun swallowed with difficulty, "Swap someone with Guan?"

"Exactly! The so-called heaven has the virtue of good life..." Fei Qian still smiled and said, "I was a minister in the same dynasty as Duke Yang, and I have always been friends with him. There is no grievance at all, so why bother to fight each other? Ji Cai led the army here this time However, it was caused by the slander of an adulterer, and he reined in the precipice before the battle. Such friendship is evident. Today, Ji Cai is invited to come, and it is a letter from Lao Jicai, stating the reasons before and after, and reporting to Yang Gong. Wouldn't it be beautiful to turn a family into a treasure?"

Yang Jun stared at the smiling Fei Qian, but he couldn't feel happy at all. After a long silence, Fang said hoarsely, "If...if a certain letter is useless..."

Fei Qian still smiled and said: "How can it be useless? Everything in nature has a purpose, if it is useless... hehe, hehe..."

A gust of evening wind blew in, and Yang Jun felt chills all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave...

(End of this chapter)